Janet Branchaw

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Teaching and Learning

Areas of Responsibility

As interim vice provost for teaching and learning, Janet Branchaw works with the provost on special projects and strategic initiatives, and in close collaboration with deans and other academic leaders across campus to provide leadership, coordination, and administrative support for UW–Madison’s teaching and learning mission as part of the Office of the Provost.

Additionally, Branchaw works in partnership with the Division for Teaching and Learning, which includes the Center for Teaching, Learning and Mentoring; High-Impact Practice Programs; Indigenous Education and Our Shared Future; the Morgridge Center for Public Service; the Office of Academic and Career Success; the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History; Student Engagement and Scholarship Programs; Student Learning Assessment; Testing and Evaluation Services; and the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE).

Biography

Branchaw is an associate professor of Kinesiology in the School of Education, and served as the director of the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) for 11 years before becoming the interim vice provost for teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative approaches to science education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with special emphasis on research training, research mentoring, assessment of student learning, and broadening participation in STEM. Her teaching focuses on human physiology for undergraduate students and professional development in teaching for graduate students.